Game 30: Portland TrailBlazers (18-11) @ Phoenix Suns (19-10) l Monday l 7:00pm l FSNAZ

irish22022 · Post #241 » by **irish22022** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:37 am

2 thoughts:

James Jones has got to be GM of the year.

I have a feeling booker is gonna get snubbed.

Over under, I'm right about 1.5. Go.

Revived · Post #242 » by **Revived** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:50 am

Lakers loss made this night even better.

Mulhollanddrive · Post #243 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:12 am

It's scary being a good team because now there's expectation and something to lose.

Chemistry is outstanding, positionally we're all set - perhaps could upgrade Kaminsky to beat the Lakers.

WeekapaugGroove · Post #244 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:26 am

lilfishi22 wrote:Is it just me or is the last decade of mediocrity not allowing you to feel like we're actually a genuinely good team? Like it's a good dream that you could wake up from any moment and you're right back into those 19 win Suns teams.

I still can't feel good or even appreciate/accept that we're currently 20-10 and the 4th best team in the league.

Suns haven't exactly earned our trust this past decade. I thought this team would be good but they might be like fringe contender good. That's quite the leap.

Also Chris Paul is fun to have.

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Jesus_H_Macy · Post #245 » by **Jesus_H_Macy** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:28 am

Gdi, I fell asleep mid 3rd quarter (because I’m fat and old and a parent and on the East coast, not out of boredom...I suckle every last drop of a Suns blowout). It’s not clear from the box score what happened, other than we must have caught fire towards the end of the 3rd? Love seeing some Good Booker out there

YouTube · Post #246 » by **Kerrsed** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:36 am

Mulhollanddrive wrote:It's scary being a good team because now there's expectation.

Chemistry is outstanding, positionally we are set with power and depth in all positions (perhaps could upgrade Kaminsky to beat the Lakers).

The expectations of some are just too much. Every little mistake it criticized. I couldnt believe i saw a post about Ayton and how if he did something different on this one play he would have been in a better position to get an offensive rebound. It was a made basket. There was no rebound to be had. And Ayton is currently the #5 Offensive Rebounder in the league. Every little thing these guys do is put under a microscope. While we have a great team that many many of these people doubted in the preseason, some how their expectations have skyrocketed to a crazy high and honestly i dont think anything we do is good enough for them. We win games and they still tear players apart. 1 or 2 bad plays and that player is getting ripped to shreds by Suns fans all across the net. People need to chill a bit.

spanishninja · Post #247 » by **spanishninja** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:41 am

Jesus_H_Macy wrote:Gdi, I fell asleep mid 3rd quarter (because I’m fat and old and a parent and on the East coast, not out of boredom...I suckle every last drop of a Suns blowout). It’s not clear from the box score what happened, other than we must have caught fire towards the end of the 3rd? Love seeing some Good Booker out there

defense.

sunsbg · Post #248 » by **sunsbg** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:56 am

Entertaining close first half and a blowout win in the end. Looking ahead for more of those.

dmastro32 · Post #249 » by **dmastro32** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:22 am

Barkley6 wrote:Chris Paul.....doesn't have it tonight. As good as he's been his shot is not dropping at all. 0-5 is not good, and they've all be quality looks. He's got 5 assists, so he's finding ways to contribute, but that's the difference for us right now, if he's the shots he normally does...we're running away with this one.

I noticed being there Paul really struggled all night with the length and athleticism of DJJ on him.

Mulhollanddrive · Post #250 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:33 am

Crowder +85 in 6 games coming off the bench.

8 back to backs minimum in the 2nd half so wins are essential if we want the flexibility to keep our stars fresh.

wordsenuff · Post #251 » by **wordsenuff** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:08 am

Kerrsed wrote:
Mulhollanddrive wrote:It's scary being a good team because now there's expectation.

Chemistry is outstanding, positionally we are set with power and depth in all positions (perhaps could upgrade Kaminsky to beat the Lakers).

The expectations of some are just too much. Every little mistake it criticized. I couldnt believe i saw a post about Ayton and how if he did something different on this one play he would have been in a better position to get an offensive rebound. It was a made basket. There was no rebound to be had. And Ayton is currently the #5 Offensive Rebounder in the league. Every little thing these guys do is put under a microscope. While we have a great team that many many of these people doubted in the preseason, some how their expectations have skyrocketed to a crazy high and honestly i dont think anything we do is good enough for them. We win games and they still tear players apart. 1 or 2 bad plays and that player is getting ripped to shreds by Suns fans all across the net. People need to chill a bit.

this

I can't go on twitter during a game anymore, the people are way too toxic. After losing for a decade you'd think people would just enjoy the winning.

SunsRback4Good · Post #252 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:31 am

wordsenuff wrote:
Kerrsed wrote:
Mulhollanddrive wrote:It's scary being a good team because now there's expectation.

Chemistry is outstanding, positionally we are set with power and depth in all positions (perhaps could upgrade Kaminsky to beat the Lakers).

The expectations of some are just too much. Every little mistake it criticized. I couldnt believe i saw a post about Ayton and how if he did something different on this one play he would have been in a better position to get an offensive rebound. It was a made basket. There was no rebound to be had. And Ayton is currently the #5 Offensive Rebounder in the league. Every little thing these guys do is put under a microscope. While we have a great team that many many of these people doubted in the preseason, some how their expectations have skyrocketed to a crazy high and honestly i dont think anything we do is good enough for them. We win games and they still tear players apart. 1 or 2 bad plays and that player is getting ripped to shreds by Suns fans all across the net. People need to chill a bit.

this

I can't go on twitter during a game anymore, the people are way too toxic. After losing for a decade you'd think people would just enjoy the winning.

That's what losing for a decade does for the fans. Things might be looking bad but majority of Suns fans they can't wash out those 18-33 win seasons out of their mouths yet. Even I am surprised that after looking like " crap" against the Pels few weeks ago, we've managed to string 9 wins out of last 101 games. Who would have thought that was possible? And if we hadn't blown the lead to the Nets, the Suns could be looking at a 10 game winning streak, which would be 2nd best in the NBA only behind the Jazz who won 11 straight.

SUN · Post #253 » by **SUN** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:49 am

i was plugged into the hakim warrick matrix for too long not to appreciate this team tbh

SunsRback4Good · Post #254 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:12 am

SUN wrote:i was plugged into the hakim warrick matrix for too long not to appreciate this team tbh

Such a waste of talent. Dude was supposed to be the next " Hakeem Olajuwon" instead ended up being a " Hakim Warrick". Just pitiful.

Saberestar · Post #255 » by **Saberestar** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:45 am

Read on Twitter

SunsRback4Good · Post #256 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:57 am

Game thread for next game is complete. Goodnight folks, I love you all but love the Suns a bit better. Hehe!

Fo-Real · Post #257 » by **Fo-Real** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 1:36 pm

Jarlaxle0204 wrote:Great win. I love this team. Dominant performance from DBook.

Kevin Ray put it perfectly...... "Booker is out here handing out BUSINESS CARDS!!!!!"

Fo-Real · Post #258 » by **Fo-Real** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 1:39 pm

Jesus_H_Macy wrote:Gdi, I fell asleep mid 3rd quarter (because I’m fat and old and a parent and on the East coast, not out of boredom...I suckle every last drop of a Suns blowout). It’s not clear from the box score what happened, other than we must have caught fire towards the end of the 3rd? Love seeing some Good Booker out there

Like holding up a mirror sir..... dont describe me, TO ME!!! LOL (except the east coast thing..... BUCKEYE AZ!!!)

BobbieL · Post #259 » by **BobbieL** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 1:46 pm

Suns are 5.5 games up on 9th place

They have already won 20 games - three years ago they won 21, two years ago 19.

Heckuva job by Jones and MOnty

Chris Paul is better than I thought he was. He just makes the team so much better than Oubre/Rubio. I was against it - I was wrong

Jesus_H_Macy · Post #260 » by **Jesus_H_Macy** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 1:51 pm

Fo-Real wrote:
Jesus_H_Macy wrote:Gdi, I fell asleep mid 3rd quarter (because I’m fat and old and a parent and on the East coast, not out of boredom...I suckle every last drop of a Suns blowout). It’s not clear from the box score what happened, other than we must have caught fire towards the end of the 3rd? Love seeing some Good Booker out there

Like holding up a mirror sir..... dont describe me, TO ME!!! LOL (except the east coast thing..... BUCKEYE AZ!!!)

Bullhead City, born and raised. West Coast is so much better for watching sports...home games start between 6-8pm, games against west coast teams only 1h later than that (depending on the time of year) and still usually finish before 12am, football starts at 10am and you don’t have to stay up late to finish the night games...only drawback is you have the occasional 4pm east coast game, but with WFH that don’t matter 8-)

Hopefully I’ll make my way back west again someday